Inspiring the next generation of writers
Welcome to Monday’s Muse! Every Monday morning of the school term in 2014, Write Away With Me posts an open ended writing and/or storytelling activity that you can try with your class or your children at home. This term at The … Continue reading →
In the sweet days after Christmas, when the world almost grinds to a halt, I got busy compiling my ‘100 Things to Do in 2013 List’ from Leonie Dawson’s Workbook. I still haven’t finished it. At last count, I was … Continue reading →
When you work for yourself, it’s sometimes hard to switch off at the end of the day. Especially if your office is based at home – like mine is. Work and home. Home and work. The boundaries get a little … Continue reading →
As soon as I returned to the workforce post children, I quickly mastered the ‘unzenlike’ art of multitasking. On Monday morning, I’d head down into the trenches to emerge again on Friday night, happy but worn out and exhausted. The … Continue reading →
When my children were much younger, it was somewhat of a family tradition for my partner to take them both, in those quiet days after Christmas, to stay at his parents’ house in the country. Before they left, I’d make … Continue reading →